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Re: [LUG] Floppy drive

 

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Neil Winchurst wrote:
> When I had my new computer built for me last May a floppy drive was included. 
> Since it is there I might as well use it but I find that I cannot access it. I am 
> wondering if I need to make a change in my /etc/fstab file. Here is a copy of the 
> current version
> 
> # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> #
> # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
> proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
> # /dev/sda3
> UUID=929a0593-4569-4ebf-a212-59206957ca42 /               ext3    
> defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1
> # /dev/sda7
> UUID=95c3785d-e5da-429c-9038-46027bff705d none            swap    sw              
> 0       0
> /dev/hdc        /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto     0       0
> /dev/           /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0
> 
> It is the last line that makes me wonder. Do I need to change the first bit to 
> /dev/floppy or some such? At the moment if I insert a DVD/CD into the computer it 
> sees it without any problem. If I insert a floppy the computer does nothing.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Neil Winchurst
> 
Exactly the same thing happened to me this week. Yes, change it to
/dev/floppy and it should work. Incidentally, which distro are you using?

Sam
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